{"id":777,"date":"2021-08-12T01:59:16","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T01:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/?p=777"},"modified":"2021-11-02T06:10:43","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T06:10:43","slug":"pandemic-learning-loss-also-occurs-in-adults-but-theres-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lumultra.com\/blog\/pandemic-learning-loss-also-occurs-in-adults-but-theres-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Pandemic Learning Loss Also Occurs in Adults – But There\u2019s Hope"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PandemicAs children and teens gear up for another school year and grapple with the realities of online learning, it\u2019s imperative to provide all the support they can get. A recent report, however, says that adults are being affected by learning loss during COVID-19 as well.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a newly released OECD <\/span>report<\/span><\/a>, workplace shutdowns due to COVID-19 restrictions had a negative impact on the ability of adults to participate in learning as well as training opportunities. For many adults, learning typically occurs informally in the workplace, thus skills are lost when they have no chance to attend their place of employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The effects, the report added, were to be felt in both business productivity and level of wages in the future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Study Details<\/b><\/p>\n

Work-based learning has always been highlighted for its positive impact on productivity and wages. This is why employers in on-the-job as well as classroom-type learning and development initiatives, modest investments in which can translate into meaningful gains in skill set, job performance, retention, and cost savings from reduced human error.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Then came the pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The lack of learning opportunities during the pandemic have brought the following effects:<\/span><\/p>\n